Citrus Products Supervisor - Winter Haven, FL

Archer Daniels Midland Company; Newman; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Physical wellness

Financial wellness

Mental and social wellness

Paid time off

Adoption/parental leave

Tuition assistance

LinkedIn Learning/ mentoring

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland Company seeks a Citrus Products Supervisor in Winter Haven, FL to lead a laboratory team, ensure safety and quality, and drive formulation development. You will coordinate with production, logistics, and R&D to optimize citrus oil products and meet customer specifications.

The role requires a BS in Chemistry or related field, 5+ years of lab experience, strong communication, project management, and detailed analytical skills.

Qualifications

• BS in Chemistry, Food Science or related science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of five years laboratory experience, preferably in citrus or food industries.
• Technical knowledge of citrus oils preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team compliance with safety and site requirements.
• Provide training and guidance to develop formulation skills.
• Develop team specialists to deepen formulation knowledge.
• Assign formulations tasks and balance workloads.
• Set clear goals with deadlines and monitor progress.
• Oversee lab procedures, samples, prototypes and testing.
• Collaborate with production planners on raw materials and stock.
• Partner with R&D to establish a standard portfolio and specs.
• Manage reports and communication with management and sales teams.
• Support inventory planning and customer-focused formulation development.

Skills

Team leadership

Training

Communication

Project management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Prioritization

Education

B.S. in Chemistry, Food Science or related science

Tools

Gas chromatography (GC)

Job description

Citrus Products Supervisor- Winter Haven, FL

The Citrus Products Supervisor will provide the department with daily support, guidance and leadership in the achievement of KPIs which further support the business goals and objectives..

Essential Functions

• Ensure the team performs their essential tasks in a manner which complies with all ADM and site safety requirements.
• Provide training and guidance to the team to further develop formulation skills
• Develop team specialists to foster deeper formulation knowledge i.e. by cultivar
• Assign formulations task to team ensuring workload balance.
• Setting clear team goals with established deadlines.
• Process focused improvements using PE (using Std work, R&R, KPI’s, etc)
• Ensuring dept is adequately staffed
• Provide department updates to management including accomplishments, concerns, delays, service concerns and failures.
• Monitor formulation/proto status with team and assist with formulation guidance.
• Work closely with logistics lead to provide support of work order status for pending orders.
• Work with production planner for products to stock and assign accordingly to the team.
• In partnership with other departments (i.e. R&D) work on establishing a standard portfolio
• Serve as counterpart to Aufsess portfolio team as well as contact person for flavor creation teams
• Oversee Issuing and management of detailed spreadsheets/reports relating to sales orders as well as work orders.
• Oversee day to day department procedures, including but not limited to, sample request fulfillment, prototype completion, work order flow.
• Host production morning meeting, when needed.
• Identify products needing to have spec review, work with team to create specs and review with manager prior to sending to broader team for final approval.
• Work with production planner on raw materials or distillation needed for stocked products and or open sales orders.
• Internal involvement with high priority customers to ensure seamless movement through planning ulations.
• Together with inventory management, evaluate current inventory to assist with product development, production scheduling, and maintaining inventory volumes.
• Create matches for customers based on specific parameters including physical specifications and organoleptic descriptions.
• Formulate, when needed, prototypes and perform testing on derivatives of citrus oil to confirm continuity and viability of different products
• Work closely with the manufacturing team to maximize efficiency and accuracy in blending and provide clear instructions and practical timelines to facilitate order fulfillment and shipment based on customer demand.
• Establish solid relationships with the sales team to ensure compatibility with client expectations of quality and service.
• Exhibit excellent time management skills while working from a task list as well as taking on other projects as assigned.
• Analyze raw material, in-process, and finished product samples via gas chromatography (GC) and bench testing according to established SOP's
• Follow all Lab and Site safety and GMP rules. Maintain work area in a neat and organized manner and complete all paperwork correctly.

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

• This position operates in a laboratory environment.

Physical Demands

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 35 pounds. Standing, walking, sitting, and manual dexterity are also required.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday.

Travel

• This position requires less than 10% travel.

Required Education and Experience

• B.S. in Chemistry, Food Science or related science or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of five (5) years laboratory experience, preferably in the citrus or food industries
• Technical knowledge of citrus oils preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
• Proven track record in problem solving and creative thinking.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment, flexible with moving targets and deadlines.
• Must be a self-starter and able to interact with a variety of departments.
• Technically proficient in the following standard chemical procedures and physical measurements: GC, pH, acid value, peroxide value, specific gravity, refractive index, optical rotation, color, aldehyde content, and other standard tests.

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee for this job.
• Duties and responsibilities may change at any time.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

REF:111710BRBase pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

Benefits and Perks

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

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